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SuiuL'NCTivK Mood.
A Iixofvfc Depend tilt
(ami after cIki and vol. a). (aftor atn, n<ich, na'h/, inur).
1 bhitllilUl, / irniihl he bitl'.illll
2 bliitlic-adh <>r lihiodh tu hitheadli m- bindh tu
•.\ l)liitliL"adli nr hhiodli e, i l)itlic'adh <,r hiodh v, i
1 liliitliL'amaid or lihioiuaid Ititlicamaid or bioniaid
2 bliitlu'adli or i.hiodh sihli bitheadh or biodh sibli
;5 blutlu'adli or liliiodli iad bitheadh or biodh iad
Imperative Mood.
Sin(/ii/iir. I'/taa/.
1 bitheam, let rn<- he bitheauiaid
2 bi, he bithibh or biobh
3 bitheadli, biodli e, i, let him he bitheadh, biodli iad
Infinitive — bith, being ; a bhith, to he.
The verb "to be" has the impersonal forms tluitar (fhafhar)
and beilear, there is ; hitear (hithear), there will be, let tbere
be ; and hhàtar {hhhthar) and i-obhar, there was.
CONJUGATION.
To conjugate a Gaelic verb the parts to be given are the
imperative, fut. and past indicative, and the infinitive. With
tlie regular verbs the imperative and infinitive are sufficient.
There are two conjugations— the Consonant Conjugation,
where the verb begins with any consonant save/; the Vowel
Conjugation, where the verb begins with a vowel or with/.
Cu-NSUXANT CONJUUATIOX.
buail, strike.
ACTIVE VOICE.
Indi<<itire.
A imolntc. Dependent.
Fufuri- 1, 2, 3 buailidh mi, tu, kn. buail mi, thu, kf.
Kel. bhuaileas mi, tu, t'irc. bhuail ( - eha)
Past 1, 2, 3 bhuail mi, thu, &i:. do 1)huail
Sidjijunctive.
Ahso/i(te j^ J ^
, 1 i. , 1 1 \ Dependent.
(and after rhtt and rel. «)•
Si)ie/. 1 bliuailinn, / ?''o?</c7 .s'/r//.r I \)nixi\hn\, I .^thould strike
.. '2, 3 bhuaileadh tu, e, i 2, 3 buaileadh